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A Guide to the MacKay-Hutchinson Family Papers, 1836-1874
Biographical NoteThe MacKay-Hutchinson family of Caledonia, New York consisted of brothers Alexander, Edward, George, Robert and sister Jennet (who married Joslyn Hutchinson). Alexander and George MacKay worked as surveyors in Florida. Edward MacKay worked as a sales clerk in a store in Mobile, Alabama, while Robert MacKay was a doctor and practiced medicine in Louisiana on several plantations such as Thibadeauville, Vermillionville, Houma, and Bayou Ramos. Joslyn Hutchinson was involved in a business venture in Havana, Cuba, where he planned to construct a mill. His efforts were blocked by American filibusters invading Cuba. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe correspondence depicts life and conditions in the deep south during the late 1830's and 1840's. Alexander MacKay's letters reflect his land speculation and the actions of a former Florida friend who describes legal problems in Georgia and life in Mobile, Alabama. George MacKay had many business interests including a Georgia timber company and a bank in Jacksonville. Joslyn Hutchinson, also from New York, married Jennet MacKay and received a variety of correspondence from his father, brothers and wife. The correspondence from his father describes the father's bankruptcy, escape with his two daughters to Michigan and abandonment of his wife in New York. Several of Hutchinson's letters were from Robert MacKay, and one letter is from Hutchinson's brother during the Mexican War. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationMacKay-Hutchinson Family Papers, 1836-1874 Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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